Jiang Baimian's senses were exceptionally sharp, and she immediately noticed that something within the building had been stirred.

Then, she saw the small jade Buddha in Shang Jianyao's palm disappear inch by inch, just like it had when guarding against being swallowed by darkness in the church hall before.

Jiang Baimian's heart stirred. She turned her head to look outside and discovered that a dense white fog had risen around the window at some point, making Long Yuehong's figure, who was lying nearby, seem as distant as if he were hundreds of meters away.

"Something's happening," Jiang Baimian said, turning her head back and informing Shang Jianyao in a deep voice.

As she spoke, her gaze gradually solidified because behind Shang Jianyao, the wall that had originally held the employee introduction board was no longer broken and dilapidated but had become very complete.

In the dimming light, it was covered with photos, with textual introductions beneath them.

Jiang Baimian focused her eyes and quickly confirmed one thing:

Among the food company employees represented by those photos, there was someone named Liu Lu, who was a sales manager.

This was completely consistent with what Shang Jianyao had seen in the psychological shadow of the "522" room's owner.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao also turned around and clicked his tongue:

"Time has reversed?"

Jiang Baimian did not respond to him but turned her gaze to the four corners of the employee introduction board.

Her pupils dilated once again.

None of the four places were missing photos!

Jiang Baimian calmed herself and quickly asked Shang Jianyao:

"Where did you say the photos were missing before?"

Because Shang Jianyao had described it verbally at the time, without hand-drawing the entire employee introduction board to confirm the situation, Jiang Baimian was unsure whether the locational qualifiers he used were relative to him or with the wall and bulletin board as reference.

The lower-left corner of the employee introduction board could be either the lower-left corner of the bulletin board itself or Shang Jianyao's left-hand side, the two being exactly opposite.

Shang Jianyao made a sound of exclamation:

"Time really has reversed!"

He raised his hand and pointed to a spot:

"There."

Jiang Baimian was about to look over to distinguish the image and text when she suddenly felt a figure flash in the doorway of the room.

She also sensed a certain electrical signal, but did not detect the presence of human consciousness.

While Jiang Baimian's "Spatial Hallucination" was building up, she turned her gaze to the doorway.

In the next second, she saw a figure.

It was a woman with short black hair just past her ears, wearing a white shirt underneath and a small blue suit jacket on top. She was in the prime of her youth, with delicate features, identical to the person in one of the photos.

"Liu Lu?" Jiang Baimian asked in a deep voice.

Of course, she was asking Shang Jianyao, not the woman at the door.

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"She's rejuvenated."

"Tch, can this be called rejuvenated?" The honest Shang Jianyao refuted himself, "It's more appropriate to say she's returned to her younger years."

Jiang Baimian carefully examined Liu Lu's face again and discovered that she didn't look like Shang Jianyao had previously said, with fine lines suggesting she was in her late thirties or even older. This was a young girl who had just graduated from school for three or four years, striving to showcase her maturity and professionalism through her hairstyle and clothing.

Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian's conversation did not affect Liu Lu. The girl, whose eyes were bloodshot but quite clear-headed, regarded them as if they were nothing and walked step by step towards the employee introduction board.

Liu Lu stopped in front of the wall and carefully looked at the photos and introductions on it.

Shang Jianyao, who was naturally outgoing and good at striking up conversations, stood next to her and appreciated it with her.

Jiang Baimian pondered slightly and walked over as well, first looking at the photo that "originally" should have been missing.

The photo was of a young man, about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, younger than Liu Lu.

He had regular features and short, neat hair, with no particularly noteworthy appearance.

Jiang Baimian moved her gaze down to the corresponding introduction:

"Ge Junfei, sales manager, from Tieshan City..."

Not from Changhe City... Jiang Baimian sighed inwardly.

Changhe City United Steel Factory was the original name of the steel factory ruins, the excavation site of the replica of the medical record on Shang Jianyao's body, one of the five major holy sites of the Buddhist Sect.

The "Old Task Force" had previously speculated whether the missing photo corresponded to Fan Wensi and Li Jinlong's son, who had become a vegetable after a car accident.

Although Long Yuehong had forcefully proven that this was impossible at the time, Jiang Baimian was still disappointed now that it was truly confirmed.

She didn't waste time and turned her gaze to the other photos and textual introductions, trying to memorize them in order to do a detailed analysis later.

In the dim environment, Jiang Baimian only glanced through them once and discovered some details:

Although Tieshan City was a very large city with many outsiders seeking a living, nearly half of the employees in the food company's sales department were still locals.

"Does this mean the benefits are stable, suitable for those without much ambition?" Jiang Baimian muttered silently. Liu Lu, who was standing next to Shang Jianyao, made a new move.

As her gaze shifted to the side corner, the expression on her face gradually became a little distorted.

Liu Lu took a step forward with a "pap" and reached out her right hand, tearing off Ge Junfei's photo and the white thin board with the textual introduction on it.

"Shua shua shua," Liu Lu's hands flew, tearing the photo into pieces.

Shang Jianyao watched in "dumbfounded" astonishment, raising his hands but forgetting to applaud.

Immediately afterward, Liu Lu also smashed the white thin board to pieces.

"Scumbag?" Shang Jianyao opened his mouth excitedly.

Liu Lu ignored him, completely disregarding him, and left the room with the fragments on her own.

Jiang Baimian's heart stirred, and she quickly followed.

At this time, the corridor was very dimly lit, not like it was only a little after 4:00 PM, but more like 6:00 or 7:00 PM when only a sliver of the sun remained.

Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao followed behind Liu Lu and came to the middle of the corridor with her, turning to the left.

Shang Jianyao glanced at the sign and stopped voluntarily.

This was a public restroom, and Liu Lu entered the women's restroom.

Shang Jianyao, who was polite, naturally couldn't barge in.

Jiang Baimian didn't try to persuade him and entered on her own.

Then, she saw Liu Lu throw the fragments in her hand into a squat toilet and step on the flusher with her foot.

In the sound of rushing water, everything entered the sewer.

After the Old World was destroyed, the cities that were not attacked seemed to have maintained normal power and water supply for a period of time... Jiang Baimian thought casually as she watched Liu Lu stand in front of the squat toilet, looking down, her chest rising and falling violently.

She was breathing heavily.

"Why bother? The air here isn't good either," Jiang Baimian thought she had been contaminated by Shang Jianyao and had this inexplicable thought, only to discover that the guy had come in at some point, standing next to her, pointing and gesturing.

"Where's your politeness?" Jiang Baimian asked, both annoyed and amused, turning her head.

Shang Jianyao glanced at her:

"Pedantic!

"You're still concerned about this kind of thing at this time?"

...Which Shang Jianyao is this? The cowardly, timid, but sinister and vicious one? Jiang Baimian gritted her teeth.

At this moment, Liu Lu calmed her breathing, turned and left the restroom, and walked back to the employee introduction board.

When she passed Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian, she didn't even look at them, as if they didn't exist at all.

Returning to the original room, Jiang Baimian looked around, intending to first take a photo of the employee introduction board to keep as an archive.

She could see that Shang Jianyao was already eager to try and test Liu Lu.

Just then, Jiang Baimian noticed that Liu Lu's figure seemed a little transparent.

"This..." Just as the thought flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind, the surrounding light quickly became brighter, and Liu Lu's figure and the complete employee introduction board, like thin snow exposed to the scorching sun, dissolved away in an instant.

Jiang Baimian then looked towards the window and, as expected, saw the dense fog there dissipating.

She immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and asked:

"Was there anything unusual just now?"

Long Yuehong quickly replied:

"Yes.

"The room suddenly became very dark, and your figures became very blurry. I tried to contact you with the walkie-talkie, but it didn't work at all."

Bai Chen followed up, saying:

"The whole building seemed a little darker."

"Ge Old, what's the situation on your side?" Jiang Baimian asked.

Genava's slightly synthetic voice rang out:

"I am synthesizing data.

"Okay, the preliminary conclusion is that there was a strong magnetic field change in the building just now."

"How didn't I sense it..." Jiang Baimian's voice gradually faded.

Shang Jianyao laughed, not knowing which one:

"Only because you are in the midst of the mountain."

At this moment, the small jade Buddha reappeared in his hand.

Jiang Baimian restrained her mind and glanced out the window, saying:

"It's almost five o'clock. Let's do one last search to see if anything extra has appeared here, and then withdraw from this ruin before it gets dark and come back tomorrow."

"Yes, team leader!" Shang Jianyao answered very loudly, not knowing which nerve he had touched again.

After half an hour of effort, the "Old Task Force" confirmed that the internal situation of the Second Food Company was no different from before Shang Jianyao used the small jade Buddha.

They returned to the car and headed towards the edge of the city.

On the way, they didn't have any discussions, intending to brainstorm after setting up camp.

As they drove, Bai Chen said keenly:

"'Salvation Army's' car."

The dark-colored vehicle coming from the other direction was none other than Xu Datong and Li Shouyi's vehicle.

Shang Jianyao lowered the car window and waved his arm:

"You've finally arrived!"

Xu Datong leaned his head out from the passenger seat of the dark-colored vehicle:

"We've already been to the Second Food Company. We didn't find anything and even encountered a strange 'Advanced Heartless' attack, which destroyed the door of that building."

Ah? Long Yuehong couldn't help but tilt his head.

He suspected he had misheard.

The "Old Task Force" had only left the Tieshan City Second Food Company not long ago. Although the door there was open, it was intact!